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Preventing bacterial adhesion on materials surfaces is an important problem in marine, industrial, medical and environmental fields and a topic of major medical and societal importance. A defense strategy of marine organisms against bacterial colonization relies on the biohalogenation of signaling compounds that interfere with bacterial communication. These reactions are catalyzed by haloperoxidases, a class of metal-dependent enzymes, whose activity can be emulated by ceria nanoparticles. The enzyme-like activity of ceria was enhanced by a factor of 3 through bismuth substitution (Ce1-xBixO2-δ). The solubility of Bi3+ in CeO2 is confined to the range 0 less then x less then 0.25 under quasi-hydrothermal conditions. The Bi3+ cations are located close to the nanoparticle surface because their ionic radii are larger than those of the tetravalent Ce4+ ions. The synthesis of Ce1-xBixO2-δ (0 less then x less then 0.25) nanoparticles was upscaled to yields of ∼50 g. The halogenation activity of Ce1-xBixO2-δgreen" nanocomposites, when the use of conventional biocides is prohibited.We investigated the effects of paramagnetic (PM) fluctuations on the thermochemistry of the MnO(100) surface in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) using the "noncollinear magnetic sampling method plus U" (NCMSM+U). Various physical properties, such as the electronic structure, free energy, and charge occupation, of the MnO(100) surface in the PM state with several OER intermediates, were reckoned and compared to those in the antiferromagnetic (AFM) state. We found that PM fluctuation enhances charge transfer from a surface Mn ion to each of the intermediates and strengthens the chemical bond between them, while not altering the overall features, such as the rate determining step and resting state, in reaction pathways. The enhanced charge transfer can be attributed to the delocalized nature of valence bands observed in the PM surface. In addition, it was observed that chemical-bond enhancement depends on the intermediates, resulting in significant deviations in reaction energy barriers. Selonsertib chemical structure Our study suggests that PM fluctuations play a significant role in the thermochemistry of chemical reactions occurring on correlated oxide surfaces.Operation therapy is a common treatment for many cancers, but malignant tumors likely recur and metastasize after surgery, resulting in treatment failure. In this study, we aimed at synthesizing a multifunctional hydrogel patch that features multifunctions for synergistic surgery-photothermal therapy. Our polydopamine nanoparticle (PDA NP)-crosslinked poly(acrylamide-co-N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide) hydrogels undergo several dynamic interactions (e.g., hydrogen bonds, π-π interactions, and imine bonds), which confer high stretchability (∼3430%) and adhesive strength to porcine skin (∼75 kPa) that mimics soft wound tissues. Furthermore, PDA NP incorporation into the hydrogel matrix endows it with photothermal responsivity under 808 nm irradiation. As a proof of concept, our hydrogel system was used to ablate residual tumors in 4T1 tumor-bearing mice models after surgery via photothermal therapy. We find that synergistic operation-photothermal therapy effectively eradicates solid tumors and prevents cancer recurrence in mice. We envision that our work provides an effective synergistic strategy for cancer treatment and offers great potential for clinical applications.A ring-shaped carbon allotrope was recently synthesized for the first time, reinvigorating theoretical interest in this class of molecules. The dual π structure of these molecules allows for the possibility of novel electronic properties. In this work we use reduced density matrix theory to study the electronic structure and conductivity of cyclo[18]carbon and its boron nitride analogue, B9N9. The variational 2-RDM method replicates the experimental polyynic geometry of cyclo[18]carbon. We use a current-constrained 1-electron reduced density matrix (1-RDM) theory with Hartree-Fock molecular orbitals and energies to compute the molecular conductance in two cases (1) conductance in the plane of the molecule and (2) conductance around the molecular ring as potentially driven by a magnetic field through the molecule's center. In-plane conductance is greater than conductance around the ring, but cyclo[18]carbon is slightly more conductive than B9N9 for both in-the-plane and in-the-ring conduction. The computed conductance per molecular orbital provides insight into how the orbitals-their energies and densities-drive the conduction.Electronic structures and excited-state properties of Cu(i) complexes with varying coordination numbers have been investigated by means of advanced quantum chemical methods. The computational protocol employs density functional-based methods for geometry optimizations and vibrational analyses including solvent effects through continuum models. Excitation energies, spin-orbit couplings and luminescence properties are evaluated using multireference configuration interaction methods. Rate constants of spin-allowed and spin-forbidden transitions have been determined according to the Fermi golden rule. The computational results for the 4-coordinate (DPEPhos)Cu(PyrTet), the 3-coordinate [IPr-Cu-Py2]+, and the linear CAACMe2-Cu-Cl complexes agree well with experimental absorption and emission wavelengths, intersystem crossing (ISC) time constants, and radiative lifetimes in liquid solution. Spectral shifts on the ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (LLCT) and metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transitions caused by the polarity of the environment are well represented by the continuum models whereas the shifts caused by pseudo-Jahn-Teller distortions in the MLCT states are too pronounced in comparison to solid-state data. Systematic variation of the ligands in linear Cu(i) carbene complexes shows that only those complexes with S1 and T1 states of LLCT character possess sufficiently small singlet-triplet energy gaps ΔEST to enable thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). Complexes whose S1 and T1 wavefunctions are dominated by MLCT excitations tend to emit phosphorescence instead. Unlike the situation in metal-free TADF emitters, the presence of low-lying locally excited triplet states does not promote ISC. These states rather hold the danger of trapping the excitation with nonradiative deactivation being the major deactivation channel.